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US Bishops support law reuniting immigrant families
The U.S. bishops have joined more than 130 organizations urging legislation to help reunite children who have been separated from family members due to immigration measures against their parents reports the Catholic News Agency. The Help Separated Families...
“Educating young Christians and Muslims for justice and peace”
Vatican Message for End of Ramadan "Educating young Christians and Muslims for justice and peace" VATICAN CITY, AUG. 3, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Here is a Vatican translation of the message from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue for the end of Ramadan. * *...
Amanda offers “cheat sheet” for discerners
Amanda offers A Cheat-Sheet for Discerners of Religious Life
“I don’t know about you but I loved that time in junior/senior year of high school when colleges began to “recruit”. Why? Because that meant lots of mail from different colleges, which meant, for me, lots of anticipation and excitement for the future. As I flipped through the pages of their brochures and magazines, I tried to imagine myself there. And there were so many choices, so many places to imagine. But the number of choices were also overwhelming at times. So overwhelming that, in fact, I applied to five different colleges – not making a final decision until shortly before graduation.
Beyond surfing to contemplation
Catholic News Service -- The church must offer people -- especially the young -- a spirituality that responds to their computer-driven desire for interactive experiences, said an influential Jesuit magazine. The Italian magazine, La Civilta Cattolica, said the church...
Story of Change
Are you a second screen person?
The ‘Digital Revolution’ is changing the way we watch TV. Vicky of cyber-soul writes.... We rarely watch without (what people are calling) ‘second screens’. These second screens could be a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop etc. Using two or more screens like this is...
28 SVDP National Presidents receive training
The following is a report from a leadership training program involving 28 National Council President held in conjunction with a recent Latin American meeting of the scoiety in Medellin, Columbia. Renato Lima writes... "Thio, Lee and Brian, and sister...
What is takes to create a Vincentian mural on a building
A four year project coming to completion.... Bro. Mark Elder has returned to the DePaul Catholic School in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, to complete a mural he began 4 years ago. Bro. Mark has been coordinating the mural with Steve Janczewski, the Vice...
Vincentian Formation Center in the Bolivian mountains
Aidan Rooney, CM: Howdy from Bolivia! We've just about finished our new formation center/chapel in Wilalcala -- one of the communities in our sprawling parish. The Eastern Province of the Congregation made a nice contribution to the work, as did many confreres. To...
Obama accepts invitation from Cardinal Dolan to speak
According to Romereports.com President Obama is scheduled to attend the annual Al Smith charity dinner this October in New York. He accepted after being invited by the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan. The dinner is an yearly event and usually invites...